The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-08
TWO BILLS PASSED
Providing for Ordinance aud Fortinontions
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WASHINGTON, eb.7.-When the Senate
to-day took up House bills on the calen-
[day, Mr.. Hawley moved to proceed to the
consideration oftwo bills 10 encourage the
manufacture OF eteel for modern army
ordnance, artnours and other army pur.
poses and to provide heavy ordnance
adapted 10 modern army warfare. He said
he had given notice several days ago that
ho would mako this motion. He was
pushed forward to it by the Committee on
Coast Deiences, the Com mi.teo on Mill.
tary affairs, and the general sentiment OF
the Senate, he believed, and OF the coun-
try, he knew. The motion was agreed to:
Yeas SO, nays 81. sT'5gl.
The bill was taken up for action. Sew.
ersl amendments reported by. thu Com
mittee on Coast DaIeaces were agreed to,
and after an explanation on some points
OF detail, the bill was passed without d.
vision. ~
The text Of the bill IS rs ioliowa: That
tho Secretary Of tho War be and here
by is authorized to make contracts with
responsible steel manufacturers alter
suitable advertisements, to consinus not
less than thirty days, in newspapers
most likely to reach tho manu-.
fscturers addressed, for the supply
Of rough-bored, rough-turned and tenn
pered steel in forms suitable for heavy
ordinances adapted to modern warfare, and
o.oel finished for armor and other army
purposes. in quantity not to exceed ten
Thousand gross tons, in quality and di.
mensions conforming to specifications,
subject to inspection and tests atJ each
s!age OF manufacture and including all the
parts Of ssch caliber specified, provided
that no money shall be expended except
for eteel accepted and delivered that each
bidder shall contract to erect in tho
United States suitable pisnt in
cludiug the best modern appliances
capable Of making all the steel
required, and Of finishing it, in accord
ance with the contract, and agree in the
case OF sn ordnance contract to deliver
yearly specified quantity Of each caliber,
the time Of delivery Of the smaller cali.
pors to commence at the expiration OF
eighteen months, and that Of the largest
ca!ibera at the expiration OF not more than
threo years from the date Of the accept
ance OF the contract; and thst all tho
forgines shall be manufactured in the
| United States.
| SEC. 2. That the Secretary OF War, be
and hereby ia authorized to erect at the
! Wsteryliet arsenal West Troy, N. Y, an
termy gun factory, in accordance with the
report of the gun foundry board Decem-
ber 20, 1851, for finishing aud assembling
tho guns adopted to modern welfare up to
and including the largest approved; and
for the manufacture Of gun carriages and
ordnance equipment TO-: the army at a
coat not 10 exceed one million dollars.
SEC. 3. That for tho purposes OF the
foregoing sections, the sum OF IS 5000, 900 ia
hereby appropriated out OF any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to be available during Elk years from
January /, 1887. IL
SIC. 4. That for tho purpoae Of the con-
struction Of Notifications and other works
OF coast defence, such as masonry and
easshwork, foundations for turrets, case.
mates and magazines, submarine mines
and galleries inclusive oil armor, in ac-
cordsnce with the recommendations Of
tho Board OF Fertilization, or other naval
deisnsas appointed by the President Of
the United States, under the provisions Of
the Act OF Congress approved March 3,
1885, $5,00O,000 to be expended under the
direction Of the Secretary Of War.
The Senate then took up and passed the
bill to encourage the manufacture Of steel
for modern naval ordnance, armer, shaft
ing, and other naval purposes, and to pro.
vide heavy ordnance adapted to modern
naval warfare. u, FE. gfSl